World / Politics Jan 4, 2022
Biden and Trump to address split-screen nation on Jan. 6 anniversary
One year after Trump supporters attacked the Capitol, views on the event vary, and political wounds remain far from healed.
Business / Tech Jan 3, 2022
Former Facebook executive pushes to open social media’s ‘black boxes’
by Ben Smith
His project could accurately track what Facebook users paid the most attention to — and that irritated his bosses.
World Dec 27, 2021
Australia puts website accused of fake journalists on register for payment by Facebook and Google
by Byron Kaye
Until recently, the News Cop site credited reporters with accompanying pictures that appear to have been faked, according to two experts.
World Dec 23, 2021
Pro-China group continues to spread misinformation, researchers say
by Davey Alba
More than 2,000 accounts have promoted falsehoods such as COVID-19 misinformation and the denial of human rights abuses in China’s Xinjiang region.
World / Social Issues Dec 21, 2021
Buying influence: How China manipulates Facebook and Twitter
by Gray Beltran, Muyi Xiao and Paul Mozur
Swarms of accounts are amplifying Beijing’s brash new messaging as the country tries to shape the global narrative about the coronavirus and much else.
World / Social Issues Dec 3, 2021
Those cute cats online? They help spread misinformation.
by Davey Alba
Videos of cute animals draw huge audiences that can be redirected to sites spreading conspiracy theories, unproven coronavirus cures and other false information.
Asia Pacific Dec 2, 2021
Facebook users rewrite Marcos history in race to succeed Duterte
by Andreo Calonzo and Clarissa Batino
As one of Asia’s most free-wheeling and online democracies, the Philippines is particularly vulnerable to misinformation campaigns and hate speech.
World Dec 2, 2021
Facebook and Instagram remove Chinese network over fake COVID-19 claims
by James Pearson and Elizabeth Culliford
The claims targeted English-speaking audiences in the United States and Britain and Chinese-speaking audiences in Taiwan, Hong Kong and Tibet.
World Nov 17, 2021
Wikipedia editor 'warriors' fight lies, bigotry and even Nazis
When entries can be written by anyone with an internet connection, it takes an army of volunteer editors to police the site.
Business / Tech Oct 31, 2021
A $2 billion Japanese startup aims to fix polarized news via an algorithm
by Min Jeong Lee, Yoojung Lee and Takahiko Hyuga
SmartNews, which uses an algorithm to provide what it says is an unbiased, nonpartisan mix of information, is one of Japan’s most valuable startups.
National / Politics | FOCUS Oct 26, 2021
In Japan, spreading falsehoods during elections is not new. Misleading voters online is.
Fake information and slurs apparently targeting certain candidates running for seats in Sunday's general election are flooding the internet.
Business Oct 24, 2021
In just 21 days, Facebook led an Indian test account to gore and fake news
by Saritha Rai
Originally designed to show the company's ability to recommend content, a new report shows just how little control Facebook has in one of its most important markets.